shopping
Sun Jul 22 20:26:31 EDT 2012
I went shopping today. I really don't like going shopping any more. I used to enjoy it when I was younger, but at some point I stopped looking at the Sunday-paper ads, and there was no reason to go to the stores, and no need to spend money on things we didn't really need. And today's trip took a lot of time with so little to show for it. And the stores were crowded. And I never like driving anyplace to begin with.
The items on today's list: ice chest, underwear, kitty litter, and anything that looks useful for camping.
Our ice chests are old - too old for us to remember how old they are - and they're not so great. The older one, metal, keeps cold better than the newer, plastic one. But if it isn't kept inside the tent (and space is limited) it's going to rust more from dew and rain. And both coolers have drain-plug problems. (One plug is gone.) New ice chests claim to keep ice for 5 days in 90°F/32°C-weather. If I'm buying half as much ice, the ice chest will pay for itself in 3-4 years (2 years if I/we keep going for 2 weeks instead of 1), plus the benefit of not needing to take time to buy and carry ice back to camp as often.
And it would be nice to have enough underwear to go 2 weeks, and all my underwear is old. How old? The labels (with the size) on the newer old underwear are unreadable. The older underwear is starting to fall apart. There's still some older-yet stuff around, too small for me to wear, but I think anniemal grabs them sometimes; their elastics are failing.
Useful for camping: I bought a dustpan and brush set, which will help keep the tent clean. We usually take one, but Anniemal said something about not being able to find one around the house. It's probably in the van, or at the hippie-farm campsite. In any case, I don't want to squabble over "her" set, so I've got another one.
We need black folders for our concert music. There's old ones kicking around the house someplace, but I thought a new one would be nice. And I happened across this particular one. It was a little pricey ($3.89, and there were other 1-inch binders for half that), but the way it's made it just felt good in my hand. (Like that goblet I bought at Pennsic a few years ago; it just felt right.) The spine has a calculatedly-odd shape, but it rests well in curved fingers. I think it's going to be easier to hold it for singing, and that is its purpose. There's a little bit of white print on the front that needs to be scraped off or covered with permanent black marker.
Kitty litter - bought 3 40-lb/18kg bags of pelletized sawdust at the PetSmart next to Target. We won't need to do that again for a while.
Afterward I mowed the lawn. It's been at least 3 weeks, maybe 4, but I guess there hasn't been that much rain. (What rain there has been has affected my bike commuting. >:-|)Sun Jul 22 22:19:31 EDT 2012
Bill Holbrook
Ironic that I should receive this spam so soon after mentioning how much I love shopping - not.From arcangel@speedy.com.ar Sun Jul 22 22:07:53 2012
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:43:25 -0700
From: Mrs.Claudia Carson
Reply-To: MS.Network.2012@mail.com
Subject: SecretShopper LLC?
Welcome Secret Shopper .....
We are accepting applications for qualified individuals to become Mystery Shoppers.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
1. You will receive funding for the assignment.
2. You will receive the Instruction for your assignment via email on the location and details of the assignment.
3. You are to complete the assignment as fast and discreetly as possible.
4. You will be asked to visit a business location to conduct business be it a restaurant, shopping store etc.
You will receive a flat sum of $250 per assignment. The company will furnish you with all expense.
Needed for the assignment and any other expense incurred during the course of executing your assignment.
It's fun.There is no charge to become shopper and you do not need previous experience and you would be paid $250 for every duty you ,
Thanks,
Mrs.Claudia Carson
SecretShopper® LLC
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comments).]
I went shopping today. I really don't like going shopping any more. I used to enjoy it when I was younger, but at some point I stopped looking at the Sunday-paper ads, and there was no reason to go to the stores, and no need to spend money on things we didn't really need. And today's trip took a lot of time with so little to show for it. And the stores were crowded. And I never like driving anyplace to begin with.
The items on today's list: ice chest, underwear, kitty litter, and anything that looks useful for camping.
Our ice chests are old - too old for us to remember how old they are - and they're not so great. The older one, metal, keeps cold better than the newer, plastic one. But if it isn't kept inside the tent (and space is limited) it's going to rust more from dew and rain. And both coolers have drain-plug problems. (One plug is gone.) New ice chests claim to keep ice for 5 days in 90°F/32°C-weather. If I'm buying half as much ice, the ice chest will pay for itself in 3-4 years (2 years if I/we keep going for 2 weeks instead of 1), plus the benefit of not needing to take time to buy and carry ice back to camp as often.
And it would be nice to have enough underwear to go 2 weeks, and all my underwear is old. How old? The labels (with the size) on the newer old underwear are unreadable. The older underwear is starting to fall apart. There's still some older-yet stuff around, too small for me to wear, but I think anniemal grabs them sometimes; their elastics are failing.
Useful for camping: I bought a dustpan and brush set, which will help keep the tent clean. We usually take one, but Anniemal said something about not being able to find one around the house. It's probably in the van, or at the hippie-farm campsite. In any case, I don't want to squabble over "her" set, so I've got another one.
We need black folders for our concert music. There's old ones kicking around the house someplace, but I thought a new one would be nice. And I happened across this particular one. It was a little pricey ($3.89, and there were other 1-inch binders for half that), but the way it's made it just felt good in my hand. (Like that goblet I bought at Pennsic a few years ago; it just felt right.) The spine has a calculatedly-odd shape, but it rests well in curved fingers. I think it's going to be easier to hold it for singing, and that is its purpose. There's a little bit of white print on the front that needs to be scraped off or covered with permanent black marker.
Kitty litter - bought 3 40-lb/18kg bags of pelletized sawdust at the PetSmart next to Target. We won't need to do that again for a while.
Afterward I mowed the lawn. It's been at least 3 weeks, maybe 4, but I guess there hasn't been that much rain. (What rain there has been has affected my bike commuting. >:-|)Sun Jul 22 22:19:31 EDT 2012
Bill Holbrook
Ironic that I should receive this spam so soon after mentioning how much I love shopping - not.From arcangel@speedy.com.ar Sun Jul 22 22:07:53 2012
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 10:43:25 -0700
From: Mrs.Claudia Carson
Reply-To: MS.Network.2012@mail.com
Subject: SecretShopper LLC?
Welcome Secret Shopper .....
We are accepting applications for qualified individuals to become Mystery Shoppers.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
1. You will receive funding for the assignment.
2. You will receive the Instruction for your assignment via email on the location and details of the assignment.
3. You are to complete the assignment as fast and discreetly as possible.
4. You will be asked to visit a business location to conduct business be it a restaurant, shopping store etc.
You will receive a flat sum of $250 per assignment. The company will furnish you with all expense.
Needed for the assignment and any other expense incurred during the course of executing your assignment.
It's fun.There is no charge to become shopper and you do not need previous experience and you would be paid $250 for every duty you ,
Thanks,
Mrs.Claudia Carson
SecretShopper® LLC
[This entry was originally posted as http://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/533561.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]